jampack 0.9.2

Simple file archives for everyone (tar.gz + tar.bz2 + zip)

Source Repository: https://github.com/chrissimpkins/jampack

What is JamPack?

JamPack includes the executables jam and unjam that provide a simple approach to pack and unpack tar.gz, tar.bz2, and zip file archives, respectively. No more alphabet soup.

Install

Install with pip using the command:

$ pip install jampack

or download the source repository, unpack it, and navigate to the top level of the repository. Then enter:

$ python setup.py install

Usage

$ jam [secondary command] [directory path]

$ unjam [archive file path]

Compress and Archive the Current Working Directory (tar.gz default)

$ jam

Compress and Archive the Current Working Directory (tar.bz2)

$ jam bz2

Compress and Archive the Current Working Directory (zip)

$ jam zip

Compress and Archive Explicit Directory (tar.gz default)

$ jam [directory path(s)]

Compress and Archive Explicit Directory (tar.bz2)

$ jam bz2 [directory path(s)]

Compress and Archive Explicit Directory (zip)

$ jam zip [directory path(s)]

Decompress and Unpack a tar.gz, tar.bz2, or zip Archive

$ unjam [tar.gz archive path]

$ unjam [tar.bz2 archive path]

$ unjam [zip archive path]

The archive and compression types are detected automatically.

Help

$ jam help

$ unjam help

License

Licensed under the MIT license. The full text of the license is available at https://github.com/chrissimpkins/jampack/blob/master/LICENSE